In Popular Fiction
In the first of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, "Master and Commander," Jack Aubrey is staying at The Crown in Port Mahón, Minorca. He observes: "... the place smelt of olive oil, sardines and wine; and there was not the least possibility of a Bakewell tart, an Eccles cake or even a decent suet pudding."
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